In 1511, leaders in Mecca believed coffee stimulated radical thinking and outlawed the drink. In 1524, the leaders overturned that order, and people could drink coffee again.
TACKIEST
TACKY
brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy
(adjective) tastelessly showy; “a flash car”; “a flashy ring”; “garish colors”; “a gaudy costume”; “loud sport shirts”; “a meretricious yet stylish book”; “tawdry ornaments”
tacky
(adjective) (of a glutinous liquid such as paint) not completely dried and slightly sticky to the touch; “tacky varnish”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Adjective
tackiest
superlative form of tacky: most tacky
Anagrams
• tea stick, tie tacks
Source: Wiktionary
TACKEY
Tack"ey, a. & n.
Definition: See Tacky.
TACKY
Tack"y, a. Etym: [Cf. Techy, Tack a spot.]
Definition: Sticky; adhesive; raw; -- said of paint, varnish, etc., when not well dried. [U. S.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
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